Jeff Gingerich, Ph.D., President | St Bonaventure University
Jeff Gingerich, Ph.D., President | St Bonaventure University
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $7,460,767, with the men’s team receiving $5,246,527.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Cattaraugus County have grown 148.6%.
Basketball is one of the most popular sports played at U.S. colleges, as well as football. NCAA basketball teams are often as popular as NBA teams, and offer a different experience for fans.
In 2022, after a decades-long fight, student-athletes nationwide gained the right to profit from their names, likenesses, and images as a result of a flurry of new state laws and an NCAA policy change.
The basketball fund received around 168.57 million dollars from NCAA revenue in 2020–21.
| Year | Basketball team's expenditures | % from grand total sport team expenditures | Total Sport Team Expenditures |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $5,246,527 | 28.4% | $18,490,403 |
| 2022 | $4,239,342 | 25.9% | $16,370,515 |
| 2021 | $2,991,845 | 23.2% | $12,875,298 |
| 2020 | $3,850,362 | 26% | $14,790,982 |
| 2019 | $3,832,105 | 27.3% | $14,020,802 |
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